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* [[1258]] – '''[[George Mouzalon]]''', regent of the [[Empire of Nicaea]], was assassinated as part of a conspiracy led by the nobles under future emperor [[Michael VIII Palaiologos|{{nowrap|Michael VIII}} Palaiologos]].
* [[1758]] – [[Seven Years' War]]: [[Kingdom of Prussia|Prussian]] forces engaged the [[Russian Empire|Russians]] at the '''[[Battle of Zorndorf]]''' in present-day [[Sarbinowo, Gmina Dębno|Sarbinowo]], Poland.
* [[1941]] – [[World War II|Second World War]]: Soviet, British and other Commonwealth armed forces '''[[Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran|invaded Iran]]''' to secure oil fields and ensure [[Persian Corridor|Allied supply lines]] for the USSR.
* [[1942]] – [[World War II]]: Japanese forces '''[[Battle of Milne Bay|attacked]]''' the Australian base at [[Milne Bay]] on the eastern tip of New Guinea.
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* [[1537]] – The '''[[Honourable Artillery Company]]''', currently the oldest surviving regiment in the [[British Army]], was formed by [[royal charter]] from King [[Henry VIII of England|{{nowrap|Henry VIII}}]].
* [[1875]] – '''[[Matthew Webb]]''' became the first person to [[List of successful English Channel swimmers|swim across the English Channel]], completing the journey in approximately 21 hours and {{nowrap|40 minutes}}.
▲<!-- removed for whitespace issues, reinstate in 2020 * [[1920]] – Polish forces under [[Józef Piłsudski]] successfully forced the Russians to withdraw from [[Warsaw]] at the '''[[Battle of Warsaw (1920)|Battle of Warsaw]]''', the decisive battle of the [[Polish–Soviet War]].-->
* [[1950]] – In tennis, '''[[Althea Gibson]]''' became the first [[African Americans|African-American]] woman to compete at the United States National Championships (now known as the [[US Open (tennis)|US Open<!--not U.S. because the event itself is named "US Open"-->]]).
* [[1989]] – The ''[[Voyager 2]]'' spacecraft made its closest approach to [[Neptune]] and provided definitive proof of the existence of '''[[Rings of Neptune|the planet's rings]]''' ''(pictured)''.
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